. >> so you're go to grad school, all of that higher education, at the end of the day, you'd rather be a waitress? >> it's true. i worked in my field for several years, but then i followed my passion for food and restaurants to culinary school, which is also very expensive, and then while in culinary school, i took a job as a waitress in a restaurant, and i found that i loved it so much that i just decided to keep doing that, even after culinary school was finished. >> what is it that you love particularly about being a waitress? >> i like talking to people. i like the energy of it. i like all the quick thinking that goes on. i like being on my feet. i like meeting people. i love talking about food and being around food. it's just-- it's a really great lifestyle, so-- >> and do you find that most people, most patrons, are nice to waitresses? they leave nice tips or no? >> in new york city, people are generally pretty well behaved, yes. >> oh, well behaved? okay, you've got then trained. >> they know what to do. >> okay, well, we want to give you a big tip of $1 million today. >> that s